Jonathan Gardner

Jonathan Gardner is an American painter born in 1982 in the United States. He is known for his bold and colorful figurative paintings that often depict scenes of leisure, domesticity, and everyday life. Gardner's work is influenced by a range of artistic traditions, including 20th-century painting, Art Deco, and ancient Greek and Egyptian art.

Gardner's paintings often feature stylized and simplified figures, rendered with bright colors and flat, graphic shapes. His compositions are meticulously planned, with careful attention paid to the arrangement of shapes, colors, and negative space. Many of his works have a playful, almost surreal quality, with figures and objects arranged in unexpected and whimsical ways. Despite the whimsy of his work, Gardner's paintings also contain elements of social critique, exploring themes of class, race, and power dynamics. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, and is held in the collections of numerous institutions, including the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and the Rubell Museum in Miami.